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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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